Diverse narratives of an Israel-Iran War” avoiding intellectual conquest
“It must not be forgotten that it is perhaps more dangerous for a nation to allow itself to be conquered intellectually than by arms.” Guillaume Apollinaire, The New Spirit and the Poets (1917)
Israel’s power...
Whoever wins the US election, here’s what Israel can expect
Tuesday’s presidential election in the United States comes as Israel is engaged in a war against Iran and its proxies in Gaza and Lebanon. While the Biden administration has been admirably supportive of Israel...
Why security for the Jewish community is needed now more than ever
I knelt in Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue several days after the attack. Six years ago this week.
It was still a crime scene. I felt the bullet holes in the walls. In the prayer...
What would Matt Baldacci do? The collaborator mentality returns
Like many Jews of my generation, born during a period when antisemitism was largely depicted as a historical phenomenon and any manifestations were seen as an unfortunate aberration, I would occasionally wonder how the...
The media is implementing Sinwar’s genocidal strategy
Following the death of Yahya Sinwar, documentary evidence has emerged confirming what many observers already knew: the Hamas leader weaponized the death of Gazan civilians, especially women and children.
He understood that the media would...
The UNRWA meltdown
If anything illuminates the insanity and moral bankruptcy of our times, it’s the reaction to Israel’s decision to act against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).
Laws passed this week by the Israeli...
Podcasting Mom Finds Humor in Daily Life
There is nothing better in life than a good sense of humor! Humor helps you get through the day. Humor is invaluable when teaching adult language classes. This is why I admire fellow Grossmont...
Existential elections against ‘fascism’ and ‘Hitler’ are bad for democracy
For Democrats, the use of an insult comedian as a warm-up act at former President Donald Trump’s political rally at New York City’s Madison Square Garden was heaven-sent. They had already blasted the event in advance...
A day with an IDF artillery battalion
Israel Defense Forces Artillery Corps units, which stand guard in the country's north and south, ready at a moment’s notice to rain fire on the enemy, are the last thing Hezbollah and Hamas want...
Reporter is either lying or ignorant about a Palestinian state
Steven Erlanger has been writing about Israel for The New York Times for nearly 30 years. How can it be that he still doesn’t know what the Oslo Accords say?
Even before he was hired by the Times, Erlanger...